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The King and I

71 %|Jun 29, 1956|Music, Romance, History

Widowed Welsh mother Anna Loenowens becomes a governess and English tutor to the wives and many children of the stubborn King Mongkut of Siam. Anna and the King have a clash of personalities as she works to teach the royal family about the English language, customs and etiquette, and rushes to prepare a party for a group of European diplomats who must change their opinions about the King.

Featured Crew

Walter Lang
Director
Oscar Hammerstein II
Musical
Ernest Lehman
Screenplay
Leon Shamroy
Director of Photography
Margaret Landon
Novel
Charles Brackett
Producer
Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Direction
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist

Cast

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Deborah Kerr
Anna Leonowens
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Yul Brynner
King Mongkut of Siam
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Martin Benson
Kralahome
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Terry Saunders
Lady Thiang
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Rex Thompson
Louis Leonowens
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Patrick Adiarte
Prince Chulalongkorn
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Alan Mowbray
Sir John Hay
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Geoffrey Toone
Sir Edward Ramsay
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Charles Irwin
Capt. Orton (uncredited)
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Marni Nixon
Anna Leonowens (singing voice) (uncredited)
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Evelyn Rudie
Royal Child (uncredited)